[Dovecot] Outlook [Express] can't see namespace folders

[James]

James wrote:
> Hi guys i understand that you can't subscribe to the Prefix names of 
> namespace folders right now with dovecot.
> But for instance if i user outlook express and it can't see the prefix 
> name then it can't see the subfolders of that "prefix folder" either.
> So even though it can detect and see the subfolders it won't display 
> them cause it can't see the "parent"
>
> Is there any fix for this? it's also kind of annoying in thunderbird 
> but at least you can still see the subfolders.
>
> TIA
> James
>
> Here's my config
>
> # /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>        protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s
>        log_timestamp = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S "
>        first_valid_uid = 100
>        login_user=vmail
>        mail_extra_groups = mail
>        mail_debug = yes
>        pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
>        mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/domains/%n/Maildir
>        #default_mail_env = maildir:/home/vmail/domains/%n/Maildir
>
>        auth default {
>            mechanisms = plain
>            passdb ldap {
>                args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf
>            }
>            userdb ldap {
>                args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf
>            }
>        }
>
> # maildir
> namespace private {
>    separator = /
>    prefix =
>    location = maildir:/home/vmail/domains/%n/Maildir
>    inbox = yes
>    hidden = no
> }
> # mbox
> namespace private {
>    separator = /
>    prefix = "Mbox/"
>    location = mbox:/home/vmail/domains/%n/Mbox
>    inbox = no
>    hidden = no
> }
>
> #public spam folder
> namespace public {
>        separator = /
>        prefix = /Spam/
>        location = maildir:/home/vmail/domains/Spam/Maildir/
>        hidden = no
> }
>
> ssl_disable = no
> ssl_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem
> ssl_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem
> ssl_verify_client_cert = no
> ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:HIGH:MEDIUM:+SSLv2:RSA
To clarify for everyone this is regarding Outlook Express
The namespaces work fine for regular Outlook